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Pippo the Fool
Contributor(s): Fern, Tracey E. (Author), Estrada, Pau (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1570917930     ISBN-13: 9781570917936
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $7.16  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2011
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Art
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 770
Series: Junior Library Guild Selection
Physical Information: 0.23" H x 8.35" W x 11.05" (0.58 lbs) 48 pages
Themes:
- Catalog Heading - Language Arts
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 128142
Reading Level: 4.7   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
Was Pippo the Fool really Pippo the Genius?

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence was a marvel of art, architecture, and engineering. But it lacked a finishing ornament, a crown--a dome The city fathers had a solution: to invite the finest masters to compete for the chance to design a dome. The rumors of this contest reached the ears of Filippo Brunelleschi, better known in Florence as Pippo the Fool. As soon as he heard about the contest, Pippo knew it was the chance he had been waiting for. If I can win the contest, I will finally lose that nickname once and for all

This book tells the story of the construction of an architectural masterpiece--Brunelleschi's Dome. Tracey E. Fern depicts Pippo's prickly personality with humor and warmth, and Pau Estrada's richly detailed illustrations bring Renaissance Florence to life. An excellent way to introduce kids to an important moment in Western engineering and history.